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Hunger, disease stalk Sudan town crowded with displaced
In war-torn Sudan, a Blue Nile river town has become a relative sanctuary from the fighting, but survivors living there endure overcrowding, widespread disease and creeping hunger.
One of the internally displaced people who made it to…
Sudan donors to meet in Geneva as 72-hour truce enters second day
An international donors’ conference for Sudan was set to kick off in Geneva on Monday, one day into a 72-hour cease-fire between the country’s warring generals aimed at allowing for the delivery of desperately needed aid.
The army, led…
Sudanese parties agree new 72-hour cease-fire, say Saudi-US mediators
Sudan’s warring factions have agreed to a new 72-hour cease-fire starting at 6 a.m. local time on Sunday, mediators Saudi Arabia and the United States said in a joint statement.
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United States of America…
Thousands of Sudanese fleeing fighting with no travel documents trapped on the border with Egypt
When fighting in Sudan erupted in mid-April, Abdel-Rahman Sayyed and his family tried to hold out hiding in their home in the capital, Khartoum, as the sounds of explosions, gunfights and the roar of warplanes echoed across the city of 6…
Sudanese army accuses paramilitary of killing West Darfur governor
The Sudanese army on Wednesday accused the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces of “kidnapping and assassinating” the governor of West Darfur state, nearly two months after a power struggle between rival generals plunged the country into a…
No respite for Sudan civilians two months into brutal war
Army warplanes bombed the Sudanese city of El Obeid Wednesday, as the country prepared to mark two months since a power struggle between rival generals plunged the country into devastating conflict.
Since April 15, the regular army…
Sudan’s warring factions not taking advantage of talks to achieve agreed truce: US
Sudan’s warring factions are not taking advantage of talks initiated by the US and Saudi Arabia meant to yield a permanent ceasefire as they originally agreed, a senior US State Department official said on Tuesday.
The US is consulting…
US, Saudi Arabia condemn return to violence in Sudan
The US and Saudi Arabia on Sunday urged the warring parties in Sudan to get their acts together after fighting resumed upon the expiration of a 24-hour cease-fire.
In a joint statement, the partners condemned the resumption of violence,…
Khartoum quiet as truce takes hold
The Sudanese capital Khartoum was relatively calm on Saturday morning as a US and Saudi-brokered 24-hour ceasefire took effect, providing a window for humanitarian assistance and giving the public a break from the intense fighting.
The…
Egypt begins requiring visas for all Sudanese after detecting ‘unlawful activities’
Egypt instituted a new policy requiring all Sudanese entering the country to obtain visas prior to entry, after detecting “unlawful activities” including the issuance of fraudulent visas, foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid told…